Chapter 5 Return the umbrella and drop out of school

Lin Wanyi reminded: "There is no bad person in this world who would describe himself as a bad person."

Gu Zhuo said: "Of course I can't be so straightforward, but you and I need to have this understanding."

Lin Wanyi thought about it and felt that this sentence did make sense.

So she stood up, walked to the window and pushed it.

Accompanied by a slight creaking sound, the spring breeze poured in through the window and the sun poured all over the building.

The picture is extremely bright.

"What are you going to do next?" she asked.

Gu Zhuo said: "Go and return the umbrella, and leave Changzhou Academy."

Lin Wanyi raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Don't you need me to swear an oath?"

Gu Zhuo turned around and walked out the door, his voice as calm as water.

"I trust you, not your oath."

Lin Wanyi suddenly understood.

Before meeting today, she had heard many rumors about Gu Zhuo, and all the people involved in those rumors had high praises for Gu Zhuo, many of whom were sincerely convinced.

However, those who speak disparagingly of Gu Zhuo and think he is just a name for nothing often have never even met him.

With such a great reputation, Lin Wanyi naturally would not conclude that it was all the result of the hype created by the Changzhou Academy, but she also subconsciously felt that there was exaggeration and over-praise in it.

It was not until this conversation today that she finally understood why Gu Zhuo could win so much praise and have the fame he has today.

This has something to do with the hype created by Changzhou Academy, but more importantly it has to do with Gu Zhuo himself.

No hypocrisy, no avoidance.

I wish to speak directly to the point, and if you believe it, you will not doubt it.

It is indeed a pleasure to talk, get along with and cooperate with such people.

……

"If my presence makes things more difficult, I can actually leave."

"Won't you feel sorry for not being able to see what happened next?"

"It's hard not to feel regretful, but the real regret is not that I couldn't witness it with my own eyes, but that my presence caused complications and ruined the event."

"Makes sense."

"I'm leaving."

"Need not."

"……Um?"

Gu Zhuo stopped and said, "Because there won't be any accidents."

Lin Wanyi was silent for a while, then turned her head to look at his profile, smiled and said, "I like this sentence very much."

After the rainstorm, people in Wangjing have become busy again. The sound of wheels rolling over bluestone slabs is endless. Street vendors are shouting loudly. Amid the noise, even the air has become a little hot.

The two of them were now walking on a stone bridge. With a slight glance into the distance, they could see the endless eaves, black tiles, white walls, and seemingly countless pavilions and towers.

At the end of the sight, there is a green mountain hidden among the numerous buildings, which makes the scenery even more picturesque.

This is the Cheung Chau Academy, which has been famous in the world for more than a thousand years.

Shiqiao is a major thoroughfare near the academy. It was the afternoon after the rain, so naturally there was a huge flow of people. Many of them were people from the academy who came out to have a bite to eat, including students and teachers.

When Lin Wanyi turned towards Gu Zhuo and said "I like you" with a smile, the girl withdrew her gaze and closed the oil-paper umbrella in her hand very naturally, allowing the sunlight to pour down and illuminate her and his faces.

Just like the scene in the small building not long ago.

Bright and upright.

The only difference was that they were standing a little closer now.

Gu Zhuo looked calm as usual.

The corners of Lin Wanyi's lips were slightly raised, and her dimples contained a faint but genuine smile, and she looked very happy.

At this moment, they were looking at the Changzhou Academy not far away and saw the picturesque scenery.

The people under the bridge looked at them like people in a painting, and saw the spring breeze passing over the water and circling their long skirts, unwilling to disperse.

More than a thousand eyes fell on the two people. After a moment of surprise, people couldn't stop exclaiming and saying "eh" and "ah" one after another. It sounded no different from a flock of birds and was extremely noisy.

"Isn't this Senior Brother Gu..."

"Is that Lin Wanyi?" "Why are they standing together... and they look so intimate?"

"How is this going?"

……

All this was within Gu Zhuo's expectations.

Earlier, when Lin Wanyi asked him whether he wanted to avoid it first, she was asking about this scene, to warn him that he would feel tremendous pressure because of the thousands of gazes, which would cause twists and turns in his subsequent dropout from school.

He asked, “How does it feel?”

Lin Wanyi's voice was very brisk: "Not bad."

Just then, a voice sounded beside the two of them.

"Brother, what's going on..."

A student from Changzhou Academy looked at Gu Zhuo and Lin Wanyi, his eyes constantly moving back and forth between the two of them. He hesitated, not knowing how to ask next. He wondered if Senior Brother Gu had successfully made Lin Wanyi mend her ways and come to his house to admit her mistake?
But if that's the case, then why do they seem so relaxed?
What’s more important is that there’s not even a trace of regret or remorse on Lin Wanyi’s face.

Gu Zhuo looked at this classmate and asked, "Can you do me a favor?"

The classmate didn't even think about it and answered subconsciously: "Of course."

"I'm going to drop out of school now. Please inform Professor Liu. Also..."

Gu Zhuo took the oil-paper umbrella from Lin Wanyi, handed it over, and said politely: "Please return this umbrella to him for me as well."

As soon as the words fell, the place fell into complete silence.

After a moment, there was an uproar on and under the bridge.

Drop out of school?
Senior Brother Gu is actually going to drop out of school? !

Everyone present, whether students or teachers, thought they had heard wrongly, because no matter how they thought about it, it didn't make any sense, they couldn't find any logic at all, and they felt it was all ridiculous.

However, when people came to their senses and wanted to find Gu Zhuo to ask him whether this was a joke, they discovered that he was walking side by side with Lin Wanyi, and in the blink of an eye they had arrived in front of the gate of Changzhou Academy, as if no one was around.

"Something big happened... What on earth happened?"

"Go and notify the people who need to be notified. What are you still standing here for?!"

"Senior Brother Gu wants to drop out of school... Am I living in a dream and not waking up?"

The long street was crowded with people and noisy, making it several times more lively than before.

……

The small green hill deep in the Changzhou Academy.

Under the cool pavilion in the mountains.

Professor Liu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky outside the pavilion. Seeing the sky clear up after the rain, he was extremely happy and sighed, "No matter how strong the wind and rain are, there will be a day when the sky clears up."

Then he turned to face the old man beside him, bowed with great respect, and praised: "However, after thinking again and again, I feel that the reason why this sunny day appeared is ultimately due to your ingenious foresight, otherwise this day would probably not come for a long time."

The vice president indicated that there was no need to say more and said, "It's time to teach him a good lesson next."

Lin Wanyi's name no longer appeared in their conversation, and the reason was very simple - in their opinion, since Gu Zhuo had left, Lin Wanyi would undoubtedly fail, and the only reason she had been able to hold on until now was because of her last breath.

Now that the anger has been let out, what else is there to worry about?

It's no longer even worth mentioning its name.

Professor Liu said sincerely, "Thank you for your trouble."

The vice president waved his hand casually, his expression cold but with a hint of pride, and said lightly: "It's just a small matter..."

The words are not finished yet.

Suddenly, an anxious voice came from far away outside the pavilion, breaking the tranquility of the forest.

"Gu Zhuo brought Lin Wanyi to the academy..."

Hearing this, Professor Liu couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said to the Vice Dean: "I guess Lin Wanyi was forced to apologize and admit her mistake..."

The voice stopped abruptly because he heard the second half of the sentence that had not yet been completed.

"…said in front of everyone that he wanted to drop out of school!"

The vice president frowned.

Professor Liu turned around quickly, looked at the teacher who rushed into the pavilion, frowned and said, "This joke is not necessarily funny."

The instructor ignored him and stood directly in front of the vice-president. He stared into the old man's eyes with an extremely serious expression and said in a cold voice: "This is not a joke, Gu Zhuo is really going to drop out of school!"

(End of this chapter)

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